Wolfgang Friedrich

ARVIKA-augmented reality for development, production and service

Augmented reality (AR) is a form of human-machine interaction where information is presented in the field of view of an individual. ARVIKA, funded by the German Ministry of Education and Research, develops this technology and applications in the fields of development, production, and service in the automotive and aerospace industries, for power and processing plants and for machine tools and production machinery. Up to now, AR has only been a subject of individual research projects and a small number of application-specific industrial projects on a global scale. The current state of the art and the available appliances do not yet permit a product-oriented application of the technology. However, AR enables a new, innovative form of human-machine interaction that not only places the individual in the center of the industrial workflow, but also offers a high potential for process and quality improvements in production and process workflows. ARVIKA is primarily designed to implement an augmented reality system for mobile use in industrial applications. The report presents the milestones that have been achieved after a project duration of a full three years.